Cuspidor.



oUsPIDoR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2. 1913.

`Pamntea Nov. 25, 1913.

NOGRAPH ca. WASHING untran- STATES FRANK e. Mesures', or tota, Kansas.

CUSPYIDOR.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

Application filed January 2, 1913. Serial No. 739,865.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKA. MGGUIRE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Iola, in the county of Allen and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuspidors, of which thefollowing is a specification.

' This invention comprehends improvements in cuspidors and relates moreparticularly to cuspidors which are particularly adapted for use inrailway coaches.

One of the objects of the invention resides in the provision of a springactuated cover for cuspidors of this type, the cover being provided witha spring-pressed knob, which is adapted to engage the edge of a casingto lock the cover in its open position.

The invention also aims to generally improve cuspidors of this nature torender them more sanitary and commercially desirable.

With these and other objects in view, as will become more apparent asthe description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, combination, and' arrangement of parts, aswill be hereinafter described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a section of a car floor, showing mydevice applied thereto, Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View taken uponthe plane of line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinalsectional view through the car floor and my device, the latter beingshown partly in elevation, Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showingthe cuspidor in elevation and open, and, Fig. 5 is a transversesectional view taken upon the plane of line 5-5 of Fig. 1, showing theconstruction of the spring-pressed knob.

ln the following description and accompanying drawings, similar partswill be referred to and designated by like reference characters.

Referring in detail to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates a carfloor having its` upper surface formed with a shallow recess 2. Anopening extends through the recessed portion of the car iioor adjacentone end of said recess and has positioned therein the neck 3 of acuspidor. The neck is proprising an upper section 5 and a lower orbottom section 6. The lower edge of the upper section 5 is formed withan annular concave-convex flange 7, which overlaps a bead `8, formedupon the upper edge of the lower section. A hinge 9 connects the twosections and, if desired, a flat metal bow spring 10 may be employed toassist in holding the section 6 in engagement with the section 5.

An ear 11 is formed upon the bottom of the cuspidor and has pivotallyconnected thereto a link 12, said link being also connected to the lowerend of a lever 13. The lever extends upwardly through a recess 14 in thecar floor and is pivotally supported upon the member 15. A locking bar16 is pivotally secured at one end to the upper portion of the lever 13and engages at its free end a stop block 17, which is rigidly secured tothe floor of the car. It will be noted that the block 17 has one of itsedges inclined downwardly and inwardly, as indicated at 18, forengagement with the upper edge of the lever 16, said lever being beveledat its free end to provide an intimate contact with the floor. When themembers are positioned, as shown in Fig. 3,

the bottom section 6 of the cuspidor is held` against the upper section5, but may be swung away from engagement therewith by springing the bar16 out of engagement with the block 17 and' pulling the upper end of thelever 13 against the end o-f the cuspidor. The recess 14 is formed withan inclined wall 19, which limits the swing of the lever 13 in onedirection. A plate 20 is slidably secured upon the under side of thefloor 1 by means of the strips 21 and is provided with an openingthrough which the lever 13 projects. This plate is for the purpose ofclosing the recess 14.

A plate 22 having one of its ends rounded, is fitted within .the recess2 and is formed with a circular opening 23 directly over the neck of thecuspidor. The plate is formed upon its under side with a marginal ange24, which extends adjacent the longitudinal edges of said plate andaround the curved edge of the same. The flange rests upon the bottom ofthe recess 2, holds the top of the plate 22 flush with the car floor andis formed with a groove 25, in which slides a cover pla-te 26. The coverplate is rounded' at one end, so as to completely close the opening 23when moved into engagement` with the curved portion of the flange 24.'The cover plate 26 is formed adjacent one end with Van upstandingprojection 27, which slides Within an arch portion 28 exe tendinglongitudinally along the cent-er of the plate 22. An expansive spiralspring 29 bears against the projection 27 and the Wall 3() ofthe casing22 and serv-es to hold the cover plate 25 normally over the opening 23.v

A knob 3l is held Within a counter-sunk opening in the ,cover plate 26by means ,of a'flat metal spring 32 secured to the under side thereof.The knob 31 is formed with a transverse recess 33 in its outer end forengagement With the edge 34.4 Aof the arch portion 28 whereby the .coveris retained in its open position.

In use lever 13 Will be positioned under a Gill Seat and the cuspidorwill be .disposed in front vof the saine so as to be in convenient reachof an occupant of said seat. When it is desired to use the cuspidor, thecover plate 26 may be moved from over the opening 23 by kicking thespring pressed projection 3l, VVhenit is desired toI clean ilrliofoyodouspidot, it may bo filled with Water and then emptied by actuatingA thelever 13. The spring-pressed knob 31 may b e disengaged :from the casingplate 2 2 by a downward pressure upon the former.

It will be seen from the foregoing description in connection With theaccompanying dra-Wings, that I have provided a car cus'- pidor which isextremely sanitary, Which is. @hoop to manufacture 'and install, Whoh,when not in use, is disposed from View 11nder the car licor, and whichmay b e easily opened and vclosed, by the user.

'It iS to be understood thotwhlo I have shown and described thepreferred embodiment of .my invent-loo, I do not with to bo limited tothis exact construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, but maymake such changes` asA Will fall Within the. spirit and scope of theinvention.

' cuspidor, the plate being formed with a central longitudinallyextending arch portion,

a cover plate slidably secured to said first mentioned plate and formedwith a projection adapted to be received Within said arch portion, and aspring seated within sald arch portion and bearing against theprojection, whereby the cover is normally retained in its closedposition.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with acasing, of a cover plate adapted to slide within said casing, the coverplate being formed with a transverse opening, a knob extending throughsaid opening', and a fiat metal spring engaging one end of said knob tonormally retain the same in a projected position, the outer end of theknob being formed with a transverse recess to engage one edge of saidcasing, whereby the cover is reta-ined therein.

3,. The combination with a cuspidor, of a casing plate projecting at oneend over said cuspidor, the casing plate being formed with an, openingcommunicating therewith, a cover plate slidable Within the casing plateand adopted toy Close said opening, the oasing plate being formed with alongitudinally extending arch portion terminating at said opening, moansCarried Within Said arch portion for engagement with the cover plate toholtl tho latter ofor tho ousrdolf, and e spring-pressed knob carried bythe cover plato for engagement With ono ond of. tho arch portion,whereby tho @over plato is hold from over tho ouspflor- In testimonywhereof l aflix my Signature in presence of two, witnesses.

` FRANK MGGUIRE.- Witnesses;

G. A. LErrLnR.

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Washingtqn, D. C.

